Published 16:57 IST, August 28th 2019

Charbagh Railway station in Lucknow witnesses a ban on bananas

The Charbagh Railway Station in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on August 28 witnessed a ban on bananas being sold at food stalls within the vicinity of the station.

Reported by: Ruchit Rastogi
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Charbagh Railway Station in Luckw, Uttar Presh on August 28 witnessed a ban on bananas being sold at food stalls within vicinity of railway station. ban is incorporated by local authorities aimed at curbing spreing of garb at platforms.

authorities also warned that whoever will be found breaching ban, strict action will be taken against m. However, vendors are unhappy with this move and believe that it will t only have a negative impact on ir income but will pose problems for poor as banana is fruit which is incredibly cheap.

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A ban on bananas

A tice by concerned authorities stated that anyone found violating rules of ban will face stern actions being sanctioned against m.  ban faced a few disapproving ds by sellers as decision taken by authorities will have a b impact on money y earn but it will act as a hindrance for poor people as banana is a very inexpensive fruit.
A seller at Charbagh Station in Luckw said, "I am t selling bananas from past 5 to 6 days. ministration has banned its sale. Earlier, poor people use to buy bananas at least two to three times, but w most of or fruits are expensive".

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A passenger by name of Ashish Kumar was disappointed over decision that led to ban of bananas. He said, "More than banana peels, it is plastic waste which is making platforms dirty. y must ban selling of plastic products at railway station. Banana waste is organic and harmless for environment".

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(With inputs from ANI)

15:53 IST, August 28th 2019